Nintendo Wii Facts Confirmed
After going through many sources, so far some facts about the Nintendo Wii are officially confirmed. These facts relate to the shipping details, battery, virtual console, bundled remote and more. Nintendo Wii will be shipped in the same manner as the other Nintendo Console Systems. The package will include the Nintendo Wii Console, the Nunchuk and Wii Remote (Wiimote). No sign of free games. There are some rumors that there might be some built in games. The package for additional controllers will include Nunchuk as well. They were not able to give confirmations or comments on the price at the moment.
Currently, the Wiimote uses the two AA batteries. The concerned personnel guaranteed that the batteries will last for at least one week. But there are no comments on how long will the batteries will last on average. A possibility that they will include a battery recharges system as an accessory. The main feature on looks forward to is the price of the console. Some ambiguity was found among the staff on this issue. One of the worker said that the Nintendo Wii will cost between $149 and $299, but some other workers commented that it will be definitely close to $199.
It was not an easy path as far as licensing third party older titles. They faced a lot of trouble while securing some basics concepts because of complex licensing laws.The back-catalog will be released along a quarterly schedule. At the moment, they avoided to give details about how much virtual console games will be available. No comments on their prices at the moment too.